Her roommate is worse: she sleeps only "an hour or two" a night.
With such a late bedtime, Tiruneh says it is difficult to wake up and attend early classes. She says she regularly falls asleep during class.
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"In 10 o'clock Ec 10, it's bound to happen," Tiruneh says.
Jacob A. Rubin '03, who was recently studying at Lamont Library past midnight, says he usually doesn't hit the sack until 3 a.m.
Rubin says he fights the temptation to nap during lecture.
"I think professors get offended when they see students fall asleep in class," he says.
Even eating loses priority when weighed against extra sleep.
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